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In the ancient Before Times (so, you know, two years ago), I wrote a column all about the different mechanics that hit you when...

You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...

Pet classes! They're a very important part of MMORPGs, the opportunity to not just go into combat alone but to march in alongside a...

Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...

Trolls have been a part of World of Warcraft since it launched. No, I'm not talking about the jerks who make playing the game far...

Pretty much since its inception, World of Warcraft has made a point to include just-for-fun items that were more about personal expression and enjoyment....

WildStar was a really neat game that was run by people who had no idea what was good about it. I'd apologize for that...

Guild Wars 2 is not a perfect game, but then again, no MMORPG is. I've had a pull-and-push relationship with the game since its...

I remember when achievements were first getting a pop in the MMO space, or at least when I first noticed it concurrent with World...

Here's something we don't talk about much here on Massively OP: sports games. When we think of "MMOs," we tend to run right toward...

Professional wrestling is not my thing. I say that with absolutely no ill will or judgment; much like the Lord of the Rings, the...

Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...

To this day, no one has a quote as useful on the subject of life and death as E. B. White: "We're born, we...

"What could have been" is a path that I travel frequently, especially when I write The Game Archaeologist column. It genuinely haunts me that...

It has been a while since I've had any more conversations with anthropomorphic representations of MMO studios. Why? Because it's not fun for me. Come...

In many ways, Massively Overpowered is a dream (side) job for us. We get to write about something we love and have it published...

I've been getting back into Star Trek Online recently, which really means that I've been scratching the surface of the game again for a bit...

Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...

I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...

Even as the world continues to turn to and normalize gaming as a respectable hobby, there's still a lingering stigma of playing online titles...